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Old Martin Chemical Laboratory
Dates: Built in 1899-1901. Demolished in 1940.Quote: The Science Hall is at last an assured fact. Plans for the building have been adopted by the Trustees. It is to be very complete and convenient and will contain an elegant room for the display of natural history. The building will cost $15,000, and one generous friend of the College has promised $5,000 on the condition that the college will raise $10,000. Davidson College Magazine. June 1898: 520.
Named for: William Joseph Martin (1830-1896), Davidson College professor of chemistry, geology, and natural history and acting college president (1887-1888).